The eighth edition of the Copa Valentín Caset, took place on Saturday, April 15th, at Santa María de Lobos Polo Club. The competition, a tribute to the late Valentín, is one of the most important tournaments for kids in Argentina.
Team lineups were broken down in several categories. The lineups included kids and teenagers born between 2001 and 2009.
The participating teams have been as follows:
MINI-MINI
Runner-Up: Fermín Mac Donough, Celestino Merlos, Tomás Menéndez.
Winner: Pedro Chavanne, Clara Soto, Vicente Pascual.
MVP: Pedro Chavanne
MINI
Runner-Up:
La Mariana: Rufino Merlos, Valentino Moretti, Ramon Collardin, Patricio Gaynor.
Winner:
Sol de Agosto: Paquito de Narvaez, Gerónimo Gallo Terrera, Tomás Cullen, Santiago Gaztambide.
MVP: Gerónimo Gallo Terrera.
BPP: “Marcha atrás” (Rufino Merlos).
FRIENDS (individual entries)
Runner-Up:
Grey Team: Bianca Pagano, Franchi Moretti. Zenón Galmares, Maria Guiraldes.
Winner:
Green Team: Benjamín Garciarena, Martiniano Garciarena, Santiago Mignaqui, Olivia Piñeiro.
MVP: Benjamin Garciarena.
BPP: “Sapo” (Benjamin Garciarena).
MINORS
Third Place:
La Alegria: Luquitas Monteverde, Lorenzo Curone, Beltrán Lauhlé, Santos Solari.
Runner-Up:
Capilla del Señor-Martindale: Justo Llorente, Nicolás de Rosas, Felipe Bargallo, Franz Spurgin.
Winner:
Las Alazanas: Juan Guerrero, Benjamin Balzano, Marcos Rivarola, Facundo Panelo.
MVP: Juan Guerrero.
BPP: “Cabu” (Marcos Rivarola).
GROWN UPS
Runner-Up:
Haras Argentino: Tomás Delfino, Hugo Tedín, José Manuel Díaz Herrea, Hilário Ruiz Guiñazú.
Winner:
Horse Casting: Fer Hernández, José Riglos, Nacho Rivarola, Miguel Tedín.
MVP: José Riglos.
BPP: “Asia” (José Riglos).
JUNIORS
Runner-Up:
Las Alazanas-La Aventura: Javier Guerrero, Candelaria F.Araujo, Milagros F. Araujo, Juan Panzillo.
Winner:
Estancia Gande-El Olivito: Luca Berardi, Ramon Cassino, Felipe Dabas, Benjamin Panelo.
MVP: Felipe Dabas.
BPP: “Treta” (Javier Guerrero).